Riverbed Optimization System (RiOS) must enforce password complexity by requiring that at least one lower-case character be used.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-62965	RICX-DM-000116	SV-77455r1_rule		Medium

Description

Use of a complex password helps to increase the time and resources required to compromise the password. Password complexity, or strength, is a measure of the effectiveness of a password in resisting attempts at guessing and brute-force attacks. Password complexity is one factor of several that determine how long it takes to crack a password. The more complex the password, the greater the number of possible combinations that need to be tested before the password is compromised.

STIG	Date
Riverbed SteelHead CX v8 NDM Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-63717r1_chk )
Verify that RiOS is configured to enforce password complexity that requires at least one lower-case character. Navigate to the device Management Console Navigate to Configure >> Security >> Password Policy Verify that "Minimum Lowercase Characters:" is set to "1" If "Minimum Lowercase Characters:" is not set to "1", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-68883r1_fix)
Configure RiOS to enforce a password complexity that requires at least one lower-case character. Navigate to the device Management Console Navigate to Configure >> Security >> Password Policy Set the value of "Minimum Lowercase Characters:" to "1" Click "Apply" Navigate to the top of the web page and click "Save" to save these settings permanently